Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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